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BYD Presents Happy Results From Chinese Electric-Taxi Test

Green Car Reports

It launched its F3DM sedan, the world's first production plug-in hybrid, back in December 2008--sales have been poor--and has been testing its all-electric e6 crossover with both taxi fleets in Shenzhen, China, and the Housing Authority of Los Angeles. Encouraging data.

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BYD reveals plug-in testing results

Green Cars News

After introducing an all-electric vehicle taxi test fleet one year ago, BYD has now announced the results of its pilot scheme featuring the F3DM, e6 and the eBus-12.

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China’s EV Subsidy

Revenge of the Electric Car

China is starting a program to subsidize buyers of battery-powered and plug-in hybrids. BEIJING—China will subsidize buyers of battery-powered cars and plug-in hybrids under a pilot program aimed at keeping the country competitive in the global race to develop an electric-vehicle industry, but which also risks a public backlash.

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BYD reports plug-in fleet test results; rapid charging not diminishing capacity

Green Car Congress

BYD all-electric e6 Taxi in service in Shenzhen. In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of its all-electric vehicle Taxi fleet test, BYD announced high-level results of several pilots of its plug-in electric vehicles—the F3DM, e6 and eBUS-12—in fleet testing across the world. Click to enlarge.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

advocacy group Plug In America.&#. . advocacy group Plug In America.&#. This Christian Science Monitor article takes an in-depth look at an age. old question for electric cars – When will electric cars make a real. presence in the world’s two largest passenger car markets (China and the. percent of $1.9 “There is.

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BYD to make impact in USA

Green Cars News

Invited to attend by US billionaire Warren Buffet who invested in the company last year, BYD is set to demonstrate its F3DM or E6 model. At the moment BYD is targeting corporate and government buyers because of subsidies for environmentally friendly vehicles for public transport applications such as taxis and the postal service.

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Will China win the electric car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Last week the company announced that it would bring its five-seat E6 electric car in small numbers to the US next year. In April this year, the Chinese government adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading manufacturers of both hybrid and electric cars. Now, BYD is set to conquer America. Home field advantage.

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